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About VG

Built ahead since 1982.

VG looks after the structures behind other people's plans. From Jersey, London and Dubai, for families, businesses and investors.

VG

VG in numbers

Firms introduce their clients to us. The clients stay.

For more than 40 years, law firms, banks and advisers have trusted VG with the clients they refer. We look after those clients as carefully as they would, and strengthen the relationship in the process.

£15bn+
Assets Under Administration
1,000+
Entities Administered
10 years+
Client tenure

Our focus

Whenever you're ready to move, we already are.

VG does the groundwork before it's needed, so you're never waiting for us to catch up. Everyone here has a personal stake in the firm's success, and the people you speak to are the people who decide.

Private wealth and family offices

Trusts, foundations and family offices that carry wealth to the next generation, for families across the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and beyond. Shariah-compliant structures since the 1990s.

Corporate, funds and capital markets

Governance that helps a business run and grow, holding structures for property, funds from launch to wind-down, employee incentive schemes, and SPVs that close deals on time.

Our history

Four decades, built ahead.

From a Jersey law firm's trust company to offices in three financial centres, VG has spent more than 40 years getting the groundwork done first. Here's how.

  1. 1982

    Where it started

    VG begins life in Jersey as Volaw, set up by the law firm Voisin to provide trust and corporate services.

  2. 1990s

    Shariah-compliant, early

    VG starts building Shariah-compliant structures for clients in the Gulf and beyond.

  3. 2013

    Home on the Esplanade

    VG moves to 37 Esplanade in St Helier, still its Jersey headquarters today.

  4. 2017

    Volaw becomes VG

    At 35, Volaw Group becomes VG, with a new name and a logo that nods to the original.

  5. 2023

    Top tier

    VG is named a Tier 1 Top Trust Company by eprivateclient.

  6. 2024

    Backed to grow

    Mayfair Equity Partners invests in VG, alongside the management team.

  7. 2025

    Into the City

    VG opens in London and launches capital markets services: SPVs, loan agency, trustee and escrow.

  8. 2026

    A new chief executive

    William Douglas joins VG as CEO.

  9. 2026

    On the doorstep in Dubai

    VG opens in the DIFC, regulated by the DFSA, with Heba Al Emara leading the Middle East business.

  10. 2026

    Family Office Services Launches

Testimonials

What our clients say

We have been extremely pleased with the professional service provided by the entire team at VG Funds and we look forward to a long-term relationship.

With the VG team, we know we are in good hands. VG team members have consistently demonstrated professionalism in administrating our funds with fast turnaround times and practical solutions being offered for any arising issues.

I would like to count my Trustee at VG, with whom we have developed a decade long relationship, as a friend. But, I have refrained from doing so as we require their objectivity as a trustee on our offshore trust and the lead of the team that we rely on for all of our offshore matters.

We particularly value the fact that VG has been willing and able to develop a broad and deep understanding of our investment portfolio, allowing its protagonists to make important contributions that go clearly beyond the remit one would ordinarily associate with such a mandate.

VG have been our Trustee for many years and have been a diligent and trusted partner as we have implemented and evolved our employee share incentive schemes. The team are helpful, approachable, and knowledgeable and have worked closely with us and our advisors, ensuring scheme administration and updates take place smoothly and efficiently.

VG has been the Trustee of our Jersey family trust since its establishment in 2010; they have consistently excelled in their level ;of service, knowledge and diligence across all the activities of the trust. I would recommend them wholeheartedly.

In the last 7 years that I have worked with VG, there was never a situation when I was worried that there would be issues at Jersey level for any transaction and we have received the best advice sofar from you. I reached out to all service providers in Jersey but no one was close to services and availability that you provided. Without any doubts I have recommended VG internally for all businesses in Jersey and will continue to do so.

The team at VG’s long service and experience in the employee incentives market means they can deal with any technical queries we have. They are always on hand to assist with our requirements in a timely manner.

It makes us sleep well at night knowing that the assets we as a family have worked hard to accumulate are within VG's stewardship.

VG has been our valued and trusted Jersey business partner for many years. It stands for timely, flexible, and flawless service in all matters surrounding administration, regulation, and compliance.

My Trustee at VG has looked after the offshore interests of myself and my family for nigh on two decades... it is all about trust, and we trust them to do the correct thing for the beneficiaries, at all times.

It makes such a difference to us on the legal side of things to have a professional service provider team that is so responsive and on top of the detail. Your team genuinely stood out on that front so thanks again for all of your efforts!

It is not only my Trustee at VG’s accessibility as a person, but that they have a grasp of the softer issues that arise in families, particularly as these become more complex – and the associated issues more vexed.

VG is our long-standing, trusted Jersey partner for all aspects of fund management. Our business relationship has always been characterised by a high level of trust and mutual appreciation. The Board of Directors has become a valuable sparring partner - far beyond the requirements of pure fund management.

Work with us

Senior people, close to the work.

Each client has a tight-knit core team who know their history and their obligations. So you're never starting from scratch, or explaining yourself twice.